Biography: adventurers and explorers

A brilliantly written exploration - part travel writing, part personal quest - of Africa's oldest and most famous populationThe Bushmen have long been mythologised and are firmly entrenched in the Western mind.

Wilfred Thesiger, the last of the great gentlemen explorer-adventurers, became a legend in his own lifetime.

A Negro Explorer at the North Pole (1912) is a memoir by Matthew Henson.

On 11th September 2006 - exactly five years after the attacks on the Twin Towers - a modern day Rorke's Drift was played out in the town of Garmsir, known as the Taliban gateway to Helmand Province.

This is the life of one of the most revolutionary artists in history, told through the story of six of his greatest masterpieces: The one indispensable guide for encountering Michelangelo on his home turf (The Dallas Morning News).

New York Times Bestseller *; Winner of the 2015 WOMEN'S WAY Book Prize *; Goodreads Best of 2014 Semi-Finalist *; Books for a Better Life Award Finalist *; Lambda Literary Award Finalist *; Time Magazine ';30 Most Influential People on the Internet' *; American Library Association Stonewall Honor Book In her profound and courageous New York Times bestseller, Janet Mock establishes herself as a resounding and inspirational voice for the transgender communityand anyone fighting to define themselves on their own terms.

Following a seven-year battle with cancer, Jane Tomlinson died at the age of 43 in September 2007.

Born in Ramsgate during the 1940s, Brenda Bottle was the youngest of nine in a poor but close family.

WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATUREThe celebrated first memoir from arguably the most influential singer-songwriter in the country, Bob Dylan.

The day Monica learns that her loveable, brilliant three-year-old son, Wills, has Autism, she takes him to buy an aquarium.

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'An elegant, densely textured work, like a tapestry .

A memoir in three parts, Concertina spans five years of the author's life as she makes the extraordinary transition from culinary expert to professional dominatrix.

Christopher Ciccone's extraordinary memoir is based on his forty-seven years of growing up with, working with and understanding the most famous woman of our time who has intrigued, scandalized and entertained millions for half a century.

At nine years old, Monica Holloway develops a fascination with the local funeral home.

With 2014 marking the tercentenary of the Longitude Act, this eloquent celebration of the sextant tells the story of this elegant instrument and explores its vital role in man's attempts to map the world.

This surprisingly candid, often funny, and entirely moving memoir is Chuck Barriss story about life with his only child, Della.

Hugh Robert Mill's tells the Exceptional life story of Sir.

From the New York Times bestselling author of Irena's Children comes a ';vivid, compelling, and unputdownable new biography' (Christopher Andersen, #1 New York Times bestselling author) about the extraordinary life and times of Eliza Hamilton, the wife of founding father Alexander Hamilton, and a powerful, unsung hero in America's early days.

OVER 13M COPIES SOLD - THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING PHENOMENON - NUMBER 8 ON SUNDAY TIMES BEST OF THE BESTSELLER LISTFew books have had such an impact as Wild Swans: a popular bestseller which has sold more than 13 million copies and a critically acclaimed history of China; a tragic tale of nightmarish cruelty and an uplifting story of bravery and survival.

Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) was an American naturalist, poet, philosopher, and essayist who played a leading role in the transcendentalist movement.

New York Times bestselling author and stand-up comedian Jen Kirkman delivers a hilarious, candid memoir about marriage, divorce, sex, turning forty, and still not quite having life figured out.

A day-by-day account of Aron Ralstons unforgettable survival story.

Even people who don't know football know Pel.

COLLECTIVE WINNER OF THE HIGHLAND BOOK PRIZE AND SHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE'This is the book that has been wanting to be written for decades: the ragged fringe of Britain as a laboratory for the human spirit' Adam NicolsonOver the course of a year, leading historian and nature writer David Gange kayaked the weather-ravaged coasts of Atlantic Britain and Ireland from north to south: every cove, sound, inlet, island.

Lord Michael Levy hit the headlines with his involvement in the alleged 'cash for peerages' scandal that rocked Tony Blair's government.

In 1999 Anne Morrow Lindbergh, the famed aviator and author, moved from her home in Connecticut to the farm in Vermont where her daughter, Reeve, and Reeve's family live.

Sarah-Jane Le Blanc grew up with no particular interest in animals.

'The finest book ever written about England and the English' Stuart Maconie'J.

';This powerful memoir by the former EastEnders star will touch even the hardest heart' The Sun At 2.

"e;Around the World on a Bicycle - From San Francisco to Tehran"e; is a fascinating and profusely-illustrated account of an epic bicycle journey around the world.

When Neil Cross was five years old, his mother left him.

In the 21st century - the age of the budget airline - where quick and reliable air travel is available to a large segment of society, it seems hard to comprehend that it is less than 250 years since the first human took to the skies.

Mike Piazza was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 62nd round of the 1988 baseball draft as a courtesy pick.

Comedian Mark Steel has spent most of his life a committed, signed-up member of the Socialist Workers Party.

After her mother's death, Alyse Myers covets only one thing: a wooden box that sits in the back of a closet.

Richard Madeley is fascinated by the speed of change in family life and how being a father has changed since the time of his father and grandfather.

Originally published 1912.

This vintage book contains the fascinating and insightful story of a Frenchman called Louis Romanet who lived with a tribe of Eskimos in the Arctic for many years.

A wonderful collection of stories dealing with escapes and adventurous journeys, including the escape of Charles II to France, Winston Churchill's escape from South Africa and many more.

Shirley MacLaine has established herself as a fearless, iconoclastic thinker and seeker of truth.

She can be funny and sharp-tongued, warm and blunt, empathic and demanding.

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A deeply personal memoir spanning three generations of women, this is the intimate autobiography of Emmy Awardwinning actress Debbi Morgan, best known as Angie Hubbard on the long-running soap opera All My Children.

"e;The Life of Kit Carson"e; is a Western novel by American author E.

"e;The Men of the Last Frontier"e; is a 1922 work by Grey Owl.

This, the first in a series of four unique War Diaries produced in conjunction with the Imperial War Museum, will tell a story that is rarely heard: the experiences of a nurse working close to the Western Front in the First World War.

“Escribí este libro no para para aclarar malentendidos sino para compartir algo mucho más importante y valioso: mi largo camino hacia el perdón”

Chiquis Rivera es la cantante y celebridad de televisión que saltó a la fama de la mano de su madre, la popular Diva de la Banda, Jenni Rivera.

Daniel Smiths Monkey Mind is the stunning articulation of what it is like to live with anxiety.

Taboo, el artista ganador de premios Grammy y cofundador de los Black Eyed Peas, comparte la historia inspiradora de su ascenso desde las calles duras del este de Los ngeles a la cumbre de la fama internacional.